Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Downey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Halicki, good afternoon.
Ms. Downey and Mr. Roberts, you know that the Prime Minister is in Newfoundland for a visit. I hope it will not cause you too much distress not to see him, knowing you could have seen him there. Nevertheless, we will make life pleasant for you here.
That being said, you have just heard a long diatribe from our colleague across the way about one way of seeing things. Elections Canada has identified irregularities during the 2006 election campaign on the part of only one of the 15 recognized political parties in Canada, and that was the Conservative Party of Canada. They are trying to put all the neighbours and the entire Canadian political family in the same boat as the Conservatives. Don't let the Conservatives pull the wool over your eyes, because they are very good at twisting the truth.
You are not entitled to transfer invoices. You can transfer money, but you can't transfer invoices. Mr. Roberts, if I understood what you said correctly, as official agent for Ms. Downey's campaign, you at no time had the authorization or opportunity to use the $7,700 for the campaign in your riding.
Is that correct?